Cristina Diaz

Cristina Diaz joined Crowell & Moring's Financial Services Group as Senior Counsel in New York in July 2026, bringing more than two decades of in-house counsel and law firm experience in bank regulation, compliance, and risk management. At Crowell, Diaz will counsel banks, fintechs, and digital assets companies on a broad range of bank regulatory matters, including charters and licensing, permissible activities, capital requirements, regulatory enforcement, M&A, and corporate governance.

Diaz was formerly executive director and general counsel of UBS Bank USA, and most recently served as head of legal for UBS's U.S. Remediation Management Office. At UBS, Diaz advised on the firm's most pressing regulatory matters, including UBS Bank USA's charter conversion from a Utah industrial bank to an OCC national bank and key compliance remediations. This work gave Diaz extensive experience navigating relationships with state and federal financial regulators.

Career history

• Senior Counsel, Financial Services Group, Crowell & Moring LLP (2026–present)
• Head of Legal, U.S. Remediation Management Office, UBS
• Executive Director and General Counsel, UBS Bank USA
• Counsel (eight years), Davis Polk & Wardwell

Diaz holds a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law. What Cristina Diaz could bring to Senior Counsel at Crowell & Moring: Diaz is poised to strengthen the firm's bank regulatory and digital assets capabilities, leveraging her deep relationships with federal banking regulators and her expertise in complex charter conversions. Her recent leadership of UBS's compliance remediation office positions her to advise the firm's clients navigating the increasingly intricate intersection of traditional banking regulation and emerging fintech sectors, particularly digital assets companies seeking to enter or expand their U.S. banking operations.